Washing-machine and laundry-tray drain apparatus



. Ian. 8, 1929. I 1,698,667

I L. H, ARNOLD WASHING MACHINE AND LAUNDRY TRAY DRAIN APPARATUS.

- Filed July 12, 1923 Lz/eo H-AEN LQ 61cm new Patented Jan. 8, 1229.

tll lll lifi LEROY ARNOLD. OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFGRNIA, ASESIGNOB/ F ONEJIALF TO 1B;

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BO'WMAN, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

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Application filed July 12,

My invention relates to an apparatus for connecting a portable washing machine or other portable vessel with a sewage system, and the objects of my invention are: first, to

5 provide an aparatus of this class by means of which the tank of a washing machine or. the like may be detachably connected at its lower end with a drain pipe, )ermanently installed for another purpose, as the drain pipe of a laundry tray; second, to provide an ap paratus of this class in which the detachable means, connecting the washing machine drain with the drain pipe or sewage system, is connected to the drain pipe above the water seal of the trap therein, whereby said trap will also serves as a trap for the washing machine; third, to provide an apparatus of this class in which the-auxiliary outlet from the drain pipe, when not connected to the wash ing machine as described, may be closed off by a cap or plug means; fourth, to provide an apparatus of this class in which the con ductor connecting the washing machine with the drain pipe of the laundry tray orother similar receptacle may be easily removed and positioned out of the way; fifth, to provide an apparatus of this class in which a side outlet fitting, such as the T, to which the washing machine is adapted'to be connected, is revolubly mounted in the drain pipe between the laundry tray and the sewage system,

whereby the washing machine may be placed in any position desired relatively to the laundry tray or trays without disconnecting the drain conductor therefrom, thereby permitting the washing machine to drain while wringing clothes therefrom or otherwise using the machine; sixth, to provide a novelly constructed and arranged apparatus of this class, and seventh, to provide an apparatus which is very simple and economical of construction, sanitary, elficient, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view, as i 1923. Serial No. 651,070.

chine with drain from a laundry tray to the sewage system; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view, taken through the middle of the T fitting positioned in the drain line between the laundry tray and the sewage system, and Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of a slightlymodified form of construction of the side outlet fitting or drain means connecting the laundry tray with the sewage system, with certain parts and portions thereof broken away and in section to facilitate the illustration. 1 I I Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings. 2 i

The T fitting 1, trap 2, pipe section 3, nuts 4, packing 5, pipe section 6, nut 7 laundry tray 8, hose-connection pipe section 9, couplings 10, hose 11, washing machine 12, ring 13', chain 14, cap 15, and'the valve 16,'constitutethe principal parts and portions of my apparatus in its preferred form of constructlon. I

The conventional drain from a sink, wash basin or laundry tray with the sewage system consists of a trap 2 connected at its upper 7 end with a pipe section 3, which is connected and secured to the lower portion of the receptacle '8, and which trap is connected at its other end to apipe section 6 by means, of a nut 7, said pipe section 6 being directly connected with a sewer pipe. Intermediate the upper open end of the trap 2 and the lower end of the pipe section 3 I have provided a T fitting l which is rotatably and slidably connected, at its run portion, with said members in any convenient manner, preferably by means of a reduced downwardly extending portion of said T extending into the upper open end of said trap, and the smaller pipe section 3 extending into the upper end of said T. Said T is retained in position relatively to the members 2 and 3 by means of the nuts secured to the upper threaded ends of the T and trap members, there being provided packing 5 intermediate the upper ends of the fittings 1 and 2 and the inner portions of the nuts 4. At the side outlet opening of the T fitting is secured a pipe section 9, which is provided at its outer end with a hose thread connection 9 to which is adapted to be secured the hose coupling 10 to which is connected the one end of the hose 11. Tothe other end of the hose 11 is secured a similar coupling 10 which is adapted to be secured to the drain portion 12 of the washing machine 12. On the pipe section 9 is revolubly mounted a ring member 13 to which is secured the vided an air relief valve 16, which is connect-- ed to the T 1 at any convenient place above the water level in the trap.

Inthe modified form of construction of my apparatus, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have combined the T fitting l, the trap 2, the pipe sections and connecting means in one fitting 17, preferably cast, and which may be installed in new construction of this class. The fitting 17 is slidably connected'at its upper end to the pipe section connected to the laundry tray 8 and is. secured thereto by means of the nut 18, there being provided a packing 19 bet-ween the nut and the face of the fitting 17. At the side outlet portion 17 of the fitting 17 is provided an annular groove 17* in which is revolubly mounted the ring 13 to which is connected the one end of the chain 1 1. At the outer end of the portion 1.7 are provided the hose coupling threads 17to which the one end of the hose 11 may be secured.

It is obvious from this construction as lllustrated in the accompanying drawings and de-.

scribed in. the foregoing specification that there is provided an apparatus set forth in the objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions and a certain modification thereof, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope of my invention, the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- Patent is: i

1. An apparatus for connecting the drain of a portable washing machine with the drain conductor from a laundry tray, including a drain conductor connected to the lower end of said laundry tray and provided with a trap connected to a sewage line, a T connection positioned in said conductor and provided at the extended end of its side outlet portion with a hose connection, an auxiliary vent means in connection with the inlet end of said conductor communicating with the same above the water level in the trap therein,

a hose member adapted to be connected at one end to said hose connection and at its other end to the drain portion of said wash ing machine, and a shut-01f means in connection with said T connection.

2. In a drain apparatus for portable waslr ing machines, a trap provided with a side inlet above the water level in said trap, a portable washing machine and a hollow flexible member connecting the outlet of said portable washing machine with the side inlet of said trap, a vent means in connection with the inlet end of said'trapabove the water level therein, and a shut-off means in con nection with said side inlet.

3. In a drain apparatus for portable recep tacles, a trap in connection with a drainage conductor provided with a side inlet above the water level in the inlet side of said trap, a portable receptacle and a hollow flexible member connecting the outlet of said portable receptacle with the side inlet of said- 

